FARMINGTON — Police Chief Kevin Willey presented to the town’s Board of Selectmen on Monday night, a plan to publicly advertise the School Resource Officer, or SRO, position.The position, which is currently vacant, was opened internally first, with at least one applicant under consideration. However, the position is soon expected to go public.

The Board will review the contract between the town and the selected candidate. Under review now is an advertisement that will post soon to begin seeking candidates for the position.

The SRO will serve the public schools, including the high school and middle school. When asked if one SRO is adequate Chief Willey responded that there are areas with a larger populace that find one officer sufficient. He added that this would need to be reassessed in the future as the population changes and grows.